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Nyando District
Nyando district was a former district in Kenya which broke away from Kisumu District in Nyanza Province in 1998. Nyando district bordered the Rift Valley Province. The district is named after the Nyando River. Its capital was a small town called Awasi, located 30 kilometres east of the Kisumu. Other towns and villages in the district included Muhoroni, Chemelil, Ahero, Miwani, Koru, Kibigori, and Fort Ternan. In 2010, the district was eliminated and merged into Kisumu County. Electoral constituencies The district had three electoral constituencies: *Muhoroni Constituency *Nyakach Constituency *Nyando Constituency Nyando is an electoral constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, a ... External links Map of Kisumu District (before Nyando District was created) {{coord, 0, 17, S, 35, 07, E, regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Kenya
Sub-counties are the decentralised units through which county governments of Kenya will provide functions and services. Except for the parts which fall under urban areas, sub-counties will coincide with the constituencies created under article 89 of the Constitution of Kenya. Sub-counties will be headed by a sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board. Under the former Constitution of Kenya, the Provinces of Kenya were subdivided into a number of districts (''wilaya''). In line with restructuring the national administration to fit with the devolved government system brought in by the 2010 Constitution, that came into full effect following elections in March 2013, the 8 provinces and their administrators and districts were replaced by County Commissioners at the county level, while former districts existing as of 2013 were re-organised as sub-counties, and had Deputy Commissioners appointed over them. List of the 46 districts plus the capital of Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyando Constituency
Nyando is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies of Kisumu County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections, but for the next election (1966) the Nyakach Constituency was split out of it. In 1987 Muhoroni Constituency Muhoroni is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies of Kisumu County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections, when it was split from the Nyando Constituency.Nyando ConstituencyAbout Nyando Constituenc ... was split from Nyando, while parts of the disestablished Winam Constituency was incorporated into Nyando.Nyando ConstituencyAbout Nyando Constituency It was one of three constituencies of the former Nyando District. Members of Parliament Wards References jared okello External links Nyando Constituency {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Kisumu County Constituencies in Nyanza Province 1963 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyakach Constituency
Nyakach is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies of Kisumu County. The constituency has five wards, all electing MCAs for the Kisumu County Assembly. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections, when it was split from the Nyando Constituency.Nyando ConstituencyAbout Nyando Constituency It was one of three constituencies of the former Nyando District. Members of Parliament 2022 , , Joshua Aduma Owuor, , ODM , , 2027 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 – In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1931 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. * February 6 – Annular solar e ...] , , Stephen Onyango Obiero , , Orange Democratic Movement , ODM] , , County Assembly wards References External links {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Kisumu County Constituencies in Nyanza Province 1966 establishments in Kenya Constituenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhoroni Constituency
Muhoroni is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies of Kisumu County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections, when it was split from the Nyando Constituency.Nyando ConstituencyAbout Nyando Constituency It was one of three constituencies of the former Nyando District Nyando district was a former district in Kenya which broke away from Kisumu District in Nyanza Province in 1998. Nyando district bordered the Rift Valley Province. The district is named after the Nyando River. Its capital was a small town called .... Members of Parliament Wards References {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Kisumu County Constituencies in Nyanza Province 1988 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisumu County
Kisumu County is one of 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya. Its borders follow those of the original Kisumu District, one of the former administrative districts of the former Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu City which is the third largest city in Kenya after the capital Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa. It has a population of 1,155,574 (according to the 2019 National Census). The land area of Kisumu County totals 2085.9 km2. Kisumu County's neighbours are Siaya County to the West, Vihiga County to the North, Nandi County to the North East and Kericho County to the East. Its neighbour to the South is Nyamira County and Homa Bay County is to the South West. The county has a shoreline on Lake Victoria, occupying northern, western and a part of the southern shores of the Winam Gulf. Etymology The name Kisumu comes from the Luo word "Kisuma"Kikelo. Generally, Kisuma means "a place where people meet to exchange goods" but it does not necess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Ternan
Fort Ternan is a small town in Kericho County, Kenya, located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu and five kilometres east of Koru. It is named after Col. Trevor Ternan C.M.G.D.S.O. Fort Ternan is located at the western border of the former Rift Valley Province.Rough Guide Map of Kenya Fort Ternan forms a ward of Kipkelion West Constituency and Kipsigis town council. Fort Ternan is also a location in the Chilchila division. Transport It is served by a railway station on the branch line to Kisumu on the national railway system. The railway is heavily graded in the vicinity of this station. The Highway Construction running From Nakuru To Kisumu through Londiani has connected the town to Kericho and Kisumu. There are local road leading to highly productive highland areas like Kipsinende, Cherara, Kokwet, Chepkechei, Koisagat, Chepkitar, Lelu etc. Paleontology Fossils of the specimen Kenyapithecus were first found by Louis Leakey in Fort Ternan in 1962. There is a prehistoric site and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibigori
Kibigori is a small town in Kisumu County, Kenya. It is located 20 kilometres east of Kisumu.Rough Guide Map of Kenya It is part of the Chemelil ward of Muhoroni Constituency and Nyando County Council.Electoral Commission of Kenya''Registration centres by electoral area and constituency'' Elevation 1242m. Inhabitants Kibigori being a cosmopolitan town is inhabited by many communities from Kenya such as the nandi, Luhya, Kisii among others, however the majority are the luos. The town is also home to Nubians who settled there as Kibigori was a settlement scheme. The communities engage in sugar cane plantation and small scale farming. Transport It is served by a railway station on the national railway network, between the Stations of Miwani and Chemelil. See also * Railway stations in Kenya Railway stations in Kenya include: Maps * UN Map * UNHCR Atlas Map * Prondis Map * Railway Gazette International June 2012, p31 * KRC Map Towns served by metre gauge railways * Momb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koru, Kenya
Koru is a small town centre in Kisumu County, Kenya, Africa (0.1833° S, 35.2667° E). It forms an electoral ward of Muhoroni Constituency and Muhoroni town council. Koru is also a location in the Muhoroni division. It is at an elevation of 1540m. Transport The town centre is served by a station on a lightly built branchline of the national railway system. In 2009, this branchline was upgraded. Koru is located between the stations of Muhoroni and Fort Ternan.Rough Guide Map of Kenya Paleontology The first fossil remains, Proconsul A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul. A proconsul was typically a former consul. The term is also used in recent history for officials with delegated authority. In the Roman Republic, military command, or ' ..., is a primate species. It was found in Koru in 1909 by a gold prospector. Notable people * Robert Ouko, Kenyan foreign minister, was murdered near his home in Koru and his body was found at the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahero
Ahero is a town in the city of Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya. It is an agriculture town in Kenya that is part of Kisumu County. The town has a retail market serving as a main trading center for food and goods coming from Kisii, Homabay, and Nandi. It hosts a town council and has an urban population of 7,891 and a total population of 61,556 (1999 census). Ahero is located 20 kilometres east of the county capital, Kisumu. Two major roads meet at Ahero, the B3 road from Nakuru To Kisumu and A1 road from Tanzanian border. The Nyando River Nyando may refer to: *The Nyando River in Kenya **The former Nyando District Nyando district was a former district in Kenya which broke away from Kisumu District in Nyanza Province in 1998. Nyando district bordered the Rift Valley Province. The di ... flows through central Ahero and helps irrigate its many rice fields. References Populated places in Nyanza Province Kisumu County {{NyanzaKE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
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Chemelil
Chemelil is a town in Kisumu County, Kenya. It is part of Muhoroni District. Chemelil has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway between the stations of Kibigori and Muhoroni. The town is located 40 kilometres east of Kisumu, the county capital. Muhoroni, another town, is located 10 kilometres east of Chemelil.Rough Guide Map of Kenya Chemelil is home to ''Chemelil Sugar Company''. The latter also owns Chemelil Sugar FC, a football club playing in the Kenyan Premier League The Kenyan Premier League (KPL), officially known as the FKF Premier League and as the BetKing Premier League (BPL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Kenya. Standing at the top of the Kenyan .... Its home ground is Chemelil Sports Complex. The educational facilities in Chemelil include Chemelil Academy, Chemelil Factory Primary School, and Chemelil Sugar Primary School. Chemelil is a home for many since many settlers land there for work. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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